Beni Suef | Encyclopedia
Beni Suef (bĕ´– swāf) or Bani Suwayf (bä´nē), city (1986 pop. 152,476), capital of Beni Suef governorate, N central Egypt, on the Nile River. Situated in an intensely cultivated farming region, Beni Suef has cotton mills and sugar refineries. Alabaster is quarried near the city. Source for information on Beni Suef: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.